Terms of Use

This Web site is provided by Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
(PPCW) subject to your agreement to comply with the "Terms of Use" and
"Privacy Policy." Please read them both now and check for future modifications.

Introduction

PPCW is pleased to provide you with this site for your personal
education, but nothing on this site constitutes a recommendation for medical care, nor
does PPCW make a warranty of any kind in terms of their appropriateness
for individual on-line users.

Planned Parenthood believes that every individual must have access to the health care information and services that
can allow taking responsibility for one's health. Be smart about your health and your life. Arm yourself with good
information about sexual and reproductive health maintenance. Use www.plannedparenthood.org and visit a qualified
health care provider for personal medical evaluation, counseling, and services.

The URL www.plannedparenthood.org is owned by Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), but the content of
plannedparenthood.org is a federation-wide Web initiative. Only those pages bearing the copyright
of PPCW are the responsibility
of PPCW and any references in these terms of use to
the PPCW Web site refer only to those pages copyrighted
to PPCW. Each independent Planned Parenthood entity is responsible for
the content on its pages within plannedparenthood.org and, in an effort to bring you the most up-to-date and
comprehensive information, much of the information provided on plannedparenthood.org is shared among all
participating Planned Parenthood entities. For more information on the Planned Parenthood community and
plannedparenthood.org, please see the main site.

Copyright, Copying, and Trademark

The entire PPCW Web site is copyrighted 2007
by PPCW. Certain articles or materials within the Web site are also
separately copyrighted by PPCW or by others, including other Planned
Parenthood entities, as indicated. All rights reserved. If you find these materials useful, you may download,
print out, or send a copy to others so long as each copy indicates the appropriate copyright notice and is used
only for personal use. It is expressly prohibited, however, to reprint or electronically reproduce any text,
document, graphic, or audio or visual material for bulk or commercial use. For special copyright permissions, or
to purchase publications and pamphlets, please email
[email protected].

Planned Parenthood® and its logo of nested "Ps" are registered service marks of Planned Parenthood Federation
of America, Inc.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The information posted on this PPCW Web site includes information
copyrighted by others, as well as hypertext links or pointers to or search or locator engines that will lead to
other Web sites, including Web pages within www.plannedparenthood.org that are run by independent organizations
operating under the Planned Parenthood® service mark. These linked Web sites are developed and maintained
independently of PPCW and are not a part of
this PPCW Web site. When users leave
the PPCW Web site and travel to a third-party Web site or Web page,
they become subject to different terms of use and privacy
policies. PPCW does not control or guarantee the accuracy,
relevance, timeliness or completeness of any third-party information contained on
the PPCW Web pages or any information found on a linked Web site,
nor does PPCW endorse the views expressed or products or services
offered by any third-party information or linked Web sites.

Information Obtained Through the PPCW Web Site Does Not Constitute
Medical, Legal, or Other Professional Advice

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PPCW WEB SITE OR TRANSMITTED TO YOU
ELECTRONICALLY IN RESPONSE TO A MESSAGE FROM YOU IS NOT INTENDED NOR IMPLIED TO CONSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE,
DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. ALWAYS VISIT OR SPEAK TO A QUALIFIED HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER IN PERSON PRIOR TO
STARTING ANY NEW TREATMENT OR WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION.
THIS PPCW WEB SITE DOES NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE
OR DISPENSE MEDICAL ADVICE AS PART OF THIS SERVICE.

IN ADDITION, NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS PPCW WEB SITE IS INTENDED TO
BE OR CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE, AND USERS SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN APPROPRIATE ATTORNEY OR OTHER
PROFESSIONAL REGARDING INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OF A LEGAL OR PROFESSIONAL NATURE.

Disclaimer of Warranty and Liability

PPCW ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, DECISION
MADE, OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THE PPCW WEB SITE OR ANY OTHER INTERNET SITES LINKED TO IT IN ANY
WAY. PPCW DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK FOR YOUR USE OF
THE PPCW WEB SITE OR THE INTERNET.

Furthermore, PPCW does not make any express or implied warranties,
representations, or endorsements whatsoever in connection with
the PPCW Web site, other Web sites accessed by "hyperlink," or the
Internet generally (including without limitation, warranties of title or non-infringement, or the implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). You understand that, except for information,
products, or services clearly identified as being supplied by PPCW
, PPCW does not review, operate, or control any material,
information, products or services on www.plannedparenthood.org pages or on the Internet, including electronic
transmissions from Users or materials connected to the PPCW Web site
through "hyperlinks," in any way.

Unless stated otherwise, all the people shown in the photographs on www.plannedparenthood.org are models. Their
photos were chosen based solely for aesthetic reasons. Other than that, the people in these pictures have no
connection to Planned Parenthood®, or any of the topics discussed on the Web site.

In no event shall PPCW be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage,
or any incidental or consequential damages arising either directly or indirectly out of or in any way connected
with the PPCW Web site, or any failure or delay in updating or
including any materials on the PPCW Web site, or any use of or
inability to use any materials on the PPCW Web site, even
if PPCW has been advised of the possibility of such damages. (Some
states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for
incidental and consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.)

Waiver of Responsibility for Defective or Contaminated Materials

Although PPCW makes every effort to ensure the correctness of
data, PPCW disclaims responsibility for any errors or omissions,
such as unintended technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, in the materials. You also understand
that PPCW cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files
available for downloading through the service will be free of "infection" or "viruses," "worms," "Trojan
horses," or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. Users are responsible for
implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy their particular requirements for accuracy of data
input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the PPCW
Web site for the reconstruction of any lost data. Use of the PPCW
Web site and the Internet generally is at the User's own risk.

Legal Actions

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New
York, U.S.A, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New York. In the
event that any portion of these terms and conditions is deemed by a court to be invalid, the remaining
provisions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the
contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to this Web site, or the use of this Web site,
must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose and must be filed in a court in New
York, U.S.A.

User Rules

In order to maintain an informative and valuable service that meets the needs of the viewers and avoids harm to
others, it is necessary to establish and for you to follow these User Rules:

THE USER MAY DOWNLOAD, PRINT, OR TRANSMIT INFORMATION FROM THE PPCW
WEB SITE FOR PERSONAL, PRIVATE USE. HOWEVER, THE USER MUST MAKE SURE THAT PROPER COPYRIGHT NOTICE IS AFFIXED TO
EACH COPY TRANSMITTED OR PRINTED AND IN NO CASE MAY THE MATERIALS BE REPRODUCED IN BULK OR FOR COMMERCIAL USE
WITHOUT EXPRESS, WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM PPCW.
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Users may not post or transmit any message that is libelous or defamatory, or violates any other person's
copyrights, privacy rights, trademarks, trade secrets, or rights in other confidential information. The User
indemnifies PPCW for any and all damages suffered by third parties
as a result of the User's violation of this term.

Users may not post or transmit any message, data, image, or program with the intent to threaten the safety of
others and/or with the effect of causing a reasonable person to perceive a threat to his or her safety.

It is not the intent to discourage Users from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may
be unpopular views; however, PPCW reserves the right to take such
action as it deems appropriate in cases where the PPCW Web site is
inappropriately used to disseminate statements or materials that are reasonably construed as abusive,
destructive, harmful, or threatening to the safety of others.

Users may not interfere with other Users' use of the PPCW Web
site,
including, without limitation, disrupting the normal flow or use of the service.

Users may not post or transmit any file which contains "viruses," "worms," "Trojan horse" or any other
contaminating or destructive features.

It is our general policy to protect the privacy of the persons transmitting any messages
to PPCW. However, PPCW
reserves the right to reproduce and distribute part or all of a message without any compensation to the User so
long as any identifying information is deleted. For more information, please read our
Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to remove any information that is posted in violation of these terms and to suspend any
registered user accounts for persons who violate these terms and conditions.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notices

As required by Section 512(c)(2) of Title 17 of the United States Code, if you believe that any material on
the PPCW Web site infringes your copyright, you must send a
notice of claimed infringement to PPCW's Designated Agent at the
following address:

Name of Agent Designated to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement:General Counsel

Full Address of Designated Agent to which Notification Should be Sent:c/o Office of the General Counsel
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
123 William Street
New York, NY 10038

To be effective, Section 512(c)(3)(A) of Title 17 of the United States Code requires that your notification
of claimed infringement be a written communication and that it include each of the following elements:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.

A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if more than one work is
covered by the notice of claimed infringement, a description of each work.

A description of the infringing activity or of the work that is claimed to be infringing and information
about the location on this Web site (or, if the infringing information is located on another Web site
linked to through this Web site, information about the location of the link or reference on this Web
site) where the alleged infringement is occurring that is reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate
the infringing material.

Sufficient information to allow us to contact you, including your name, address, telephone number and,
if available, your e-mail address.

A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained
of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.

A statement by you that the information in the notice of claimed infringement is accurate and, under
penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is
allegedly infringed.